Apr 17–18, 2015 · Washington, MO
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest on April 17, 2015 in Washington, MO, scoring 690.2512 in a field of 49 teams. GETTIN' BASTED took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6796. Category winners: Chicken — PORK PARADISE (174.8456); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (175.4056).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 32nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 9–10: BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ and A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE and UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC and OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1656 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1084 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 174.2628 | 170.8800 |
49 entries · top 690.2512 · median 651.8856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 5 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 8 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 11 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 12 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 13 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 15 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 16 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 17 | BLUES HOG | |
| 18 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 19 | SMOKE'M ALL ST. LOUIS | |
| 20 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 21 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 22 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 23 | Q-FRIEND-Z | |
| 24 | HAWG MESS BBQ | |
| 25 | SEXY Q | |
| 26 | BIG ADJUSTMENT | |
| 27 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 28 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 29 | ALL-STAR BBQ | |
| 30 | A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE | |
| 31 | CALLAWAY CREAMATORS | |
| 32 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 33 | TOO BIG TO FAIL BBQ | |
| 34 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 35 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 36 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 37 | BOUBON & BUTTS | |
| 38 | MR. PINK BBQ | |
| 39 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 40 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 41 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 42 | CHARLIE-Q | |
| 43 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 44 | Renaissauce Man BBQ | |
| 45 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 46 | SMOKIN EARLS | |
| 47 | DOUBLE D'S BBQ - MO | |
| 48 | PORK ASSASSINS | |
| 49 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE |
48 entries · top 174.8456 · median 165.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 2 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 3 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 4 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 6 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 10 | A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE | |
| 11 | SEXY Q | |
| 12 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 13 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 14 | MR. PINK BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 16 | ALL-STAR BBQ | |
| 17 | Q-FRIEND-Z | |
| 18 | BLUES HOG | |
| 19 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 20 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 21 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE'M ALL ST. LOUIS | |
| 23 | CALLAWAY CREAMATORS | |
| 24 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 25 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 27 | QUAU | |
| 28 | BIG ADJUSTMENT | |
| 29 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 30 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 31 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 32 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 33 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 34 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 35 | BOUBON & BUTTS | |
| 36 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 37 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 38 | HAWG MESS BBQ | |
| 39 | Renaissauce Man BBQ | |
| 40 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 41 | PORK ASSASSINS | |
| 42 | SMOKIN EARLS | |
| 43 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 44 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 45 | CHARLIE-Q | |
| 46 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 47 | TOO BIG TO FAIL BBQ | |
| 48 | DOUBLE D'S BBQ - MO |
49 entries · top 180 · median 162.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 3 | Q-FRIEND-Z | |
| 4 | SEXY Q | |
| 5 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG ADJUSTMENT | |
| 8 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 10 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUES HOG | |
| 15 | TOO BIG TO FAIL BBQ | |
| 16 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 19 | BOUBON & BUTTS | |
| 20 | SMOKE'M ALL ST. LOUIS | |
| 21 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 23 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 24 | HAWG MESS BBQ | |
| 25 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 26 | CALLAWAY CREAMATORS | |
| 27 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 28 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 29 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 30 | CHARLIE-Q | |
| 31 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 32 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 33 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 34 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 35 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 36 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 37 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 38 | Renaissauce Man BBQ | |
| 39 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 40 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 41 | DOUBLE D'S BBQ - MO | |
| 42 | A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE | |
| 43 | SMOKIN EARLS | |
| 44 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 45 | ALL-STAR BBQ | |
| 46 | MR. PINK BBQ | |
| 47 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 48 | PORK ASSASSINS | |
| 49 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT |
49 entries · top 180 · median 161.1544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | SMOKE'M ALL ST. LOUIS | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 8 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 9 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 10 | QUAU | |
| 11 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 12 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 13 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 14 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 15 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 16 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 18 | A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE | |
| 19 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 20 | TOO BIG TO FAIL BBQ | |
| 21 | HAWG MESS BBQ | |
| 22 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 24 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 25 | BLUES HOG | |
| 26 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 27 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 28 | Renaissauce Man BBQ | |
| 29 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 30 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 31 | Q-FRIEND-Z | |
| 32 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 33 | ALL-STAR BBQ | |
| 34 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 35 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 36 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 37 | DOUBLE D'S BBQ - MO | |
| 38 | PORK ASSASSINS | |
| 39 | BIG ADJUSTMENT | |
| 40 | SMOKIN EARLS | |
| 41 | CALLAWAY CREAMATORS | |
| 42 | MR. PINK BBQ | |
| 43 | SEXY Q | |
| 44 | CHARLIE-Q | |
| 45 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 46 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 47 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 48 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 49 | BOUBON & BUTTS |
49 entries · top 175.4056 · median 159.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 3 | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | |
| 5 | OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE | |
| 7 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 8 | JUGS BBQ | |
| 9 | QUAU | |
| 10 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 11 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 12 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 13 | PITMASTERIQ BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL-STAR BBQ | |
| 15 | HAWG MESS BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK PARADISE | |
| 17 | LION 'BOUT THE Q | |
| 18 | BLUES HOG | |
| 19 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 20 | GRILLA MANIACS | |
| 21 | GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS | |
| 22 | RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 24 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 25 | MR. PINK BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG WIGS BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG ADJUSTMENT | |
| 28 | I QUE & BREW | |
| 29 | BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE | |
| 30 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 31 | CALLAWAY CREAMATORS | |
| 32 | Q-FRIEND-Z | |
| 33 | BOSS HAWG BBQ | |
| 34 | SEXY Q | |
| 35 | BOUBON & BUTTS | |
| 36 | SMOKE'M ALL ST. LOUIS | |
| 37 | A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE | |
| 38 | TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ | |
| 39 | TOO BIG TO FAIL BBQ | |
| 40 | CHARLIE-Q | |
| 41 | FOWL BALLZ | |
| 42 | BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | |
| 43 | OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 | |
| 44 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 45 | PORK ASSASSINS | |
| 46 | SWEET & SASSY | |
| 47 | SMOKIN EARLS | |
| 48 | Renaissauce Man BBQ | |
| 49 | DOUBLE D'S BBQ - MO |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
17 entries · top 170.3200 · median 154.3200